Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1887-06-30

A handsome bit of masonry has been exc
euted by Mr. F. ROhr for Mr.. Julius c.
Holmes at his residence.
john J. Dixon, Charles Myers and Geo.
W. Tabb attended the Colored Masonic
Grand Lodge at Martinsburg last week.
Mr.. Jno. o. johnson is framing the
Chapel for the Episcopal eolOred folks, and
the building will be finished in few weeks.
Don't forget to read VIM. Kahn x Co.'S
new advertisement Great bargains in
clothing. shoes, hats and furnishing goods.
Mr.. Gustav Brown last week attended IN
Baltimore the meeting Of the Sovereign
Grand ConsistOry of the Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite Masous.
Judge Beckwith has contracted with Mr..
FL. Beller for the building Of handsome
brick dwelling house on George street.
Messrs. Armentrout & Tutwiler will do the
masonry.
The twentieth annual meeting Of the Mu-
steal Society of the State of West Virginia
will be held at White Sulphur Springs Ju-
" 18th and 14th. Reduced rates ever the
railroads.
The Baptist aud Presbyterian Sunday
Schools and the Young Peoples Meeting in
NJ. f. Church. South, were addressed by
Mr.. A. W. Hawks on Sunday. He Is an
interesting talker.
The name Of J. Lester Shipley, Jr., APP
pears among the graduates in Latin Of Ram
dolph-Macon College Rev. J. l.. Shipley
was elected a member Of the Board Of Trus-
tees Of the College.
A Mr.. Posten, residing about a mile from
Berryville, committed suicide on Friday
last by shooting himself in the head with
a shot gun The act was committed whilst
ne was in a condition of melancholy.
Among those who passed satisfactorily the
prescribed examination last week, and were
appointed postoffice inspectors for the usual
probationary term of six months, We find
the name Of II. L. Melvin Of this State.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson and family are
spending the week at Shannondale. Others
have either taken cabins or are tenting-
among them Messrs. Thos. w Davis, j..
Ogden Murray, VIM. Burnett and Lynn W..
Campbell.
There will be many persons in Martins
burg on the 4th from this county, and we
make the friendly suggestion that Mr.. VIM.
Rutledge. of the Continental Hotel, knows
how to take care Of hungry constituency
i'm a crowd. He is courteous and conscien-
tious and serves good dinners.
The FREE Press is responsible for the
statement that a CharleStOwn hen laid two
large hard shelled eggs within halt hour.
Brother Gallaher ,-SicpherdsfovR Register.
On, no It was a Middleway hen. If it
had been a Charlestown pullet it would
have laid either one OF three See
Alta meeting of the Dominion Farmers
Council of Middlesex, Canada, Consul W.
deHertburn Washington, says the London
A9rertiser, Gin an able address, spoke of the
elements of national wealth and Canadian
weakness, which he argued would be over
come by commercial union
The 18th, 18th aud 18th of September have
been determined upon as the days for the
"Morgan's Grove Agricultural Mechanical,
Household and Stock Exhibition. Com
mittees have been appointed to work up
the details. and Judging from the past the
display will be one of interest to every cit
izen. More hereafter.
Medals were awarded 10y Madam Ruhl to
the following young ladies, mention Ofwhich
was inadvertently omitted by us last week
T.srtar,fif Wss'r-Gold Medal % Miss Mary
Hopkins Silver Medals to Misses Leila Schot-
fer. Louie Baylor and Anna Campbell
IooH Wpir-Gold Medals 20 Misses Salue
Robinson and Mamie Riggs.
Pr.ze for improvement i'm vocal and in>tru-
mental music 10 Mis-, Lille Hagley.
The following note we received from
"Aunt Betsy Robinson" of Middeway:
eve six sisters purpose 10 have FeSti-
val for the benefit Of the church. The
money Will be applied 10 the purchase of
news. We will have il on Thursday the
5Oth day Of June and on the lst day of
July. Il will be held at Brother John
Russ house on GlaSsford Hill Both
white and black are cordially invited.
We are indebted TO Mrs. Ella Bassett
Washington who is summering in London,
Ontario Canada, with her son the Consul OF
the United States at that city, for jubilee
number of The Free Press, the frontispiece
o., which i, a highly colored illustration OF
Queen Vic and the lion and the unicorn
&c. and a number Of pages with portraits
of Victoria from early wears 90 the prese0